Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-18

flags, as also was T w. Corbett & Co.'s;
John Lloyd's immense grand stand was gay
with bright co1ors, Chinese lanterns and
parasols; Mrs. D. Merrill and A. G. Heming-
residences were handsomely adorned with
bunting and flags. At steamer three's house
a fine display was made, streamers hung
across the street, the posts were wound with
bunting and across the street hung the mot
to, ''In peace iremen; in war soldiers" At
Henry Coopers there was bunting and
streamers from roof to portice; streamers
from the peak of the roof and large flag
over the door at J. G. Benefits. Judge Stud
ley made a fine display, the house being
heavily draped with the national colors and
large stand in the yard very heavily trim
med. Looking down Howe street the process
sion was pretty sight. Nearly every house
was decorated and many flags hung across
the street Mr.. u.s.. Bradley and Mr.. J. B.
futile trimmed their houses Hastily with
bunting and lanterns; Mr.. G. E. Clinton was
prettily decorated and he displayed British
flag riddled with shot holes that was taken
from rebel blockade-runner in 1858
off Pensacola: Mr.. Wheeler had the motto
| "Liberty and peace" over the front window.
T. n. Waldrons house was neatly trimmed
with streamers from the roof; the posts were
| wound with the colors; flags, G.. A. r. insig-
| mia and shields abounded. large flag was
festooned over Mr.. Edward Diekerman's and
little child representing Columbia sat I'M
der q canopy of red, white and blue.
I Mr.. D. B. Crittenden displayed the Amer1-
can flag and had long stre&mers from she
roof, the posts were wound in colors; Mrs
William Judd, DIR. Smith, Robert Sizer and
G. 81. Butler were Respondent in flags, lam
terms and bunting; DR.. Smith had statue
of Washington standing on the portico in q
bunch of laurel at Mrs Cady's there was a
light display Of bunting and flags; Mr.. Steven
Cooks house was heavily draped with long
To o-,I fho oof.
Mrs. George Beach had the flag festooned
with shield in the peak of the roof, flags over
the portico and under the windows, shields
and small flags; Mr.. F. g. Cannon displayed
an old hint-loek musket and cartridge bag
| carried by his great grandfather, Samuel
Galpin, in the revolution; Henry o. Beach,
| DR.. Leavenworth and Miss Emily
| Beeman were Hastily decorated. At Gen. G..
A. Johnson's most interesting display was
made. Gen. johnson was the colonel of the
Twenty fifth N. Y. volunteers and displayed
the national colors of the regiment and the
flag presented to it by the city of New York:
The colors went through eighteen pitched
battles and countless smaller engagements:
The regiment belonged to the first brigade of
the fifth corps of the Army of the Potomac.
The general also displayed maltese cross
the badge of the Fifth Army corps and the
names of Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan and Fitz
John Porter, regretting very much that they
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Orange and Chapel. The generals head
quarters flag was also draped from first
floor windows. Gen. johnson served in the
Mexican war. Mr.. J. T. Fitch had the ma
tional colors festooned over the portieo and
asross the front of the house. Gen. Robin
son, W. T. Northrop and DR.. Twitchell had
generous displays of the national emblems.
On upper Chapel street the decorations were
light, this portion of the street not making
as good display as was made elsewhere.
The decorations Chapel street were as
follows: Mrs. Edwin Hotchkiss-Portico
deliberately decorated with bunting, flags and
streamers. Ell. Wright-Drapery around
awning. Rev. DR.. Twitchell-Several large
flags. Porch decorated with bunting and
decorated Mrs Eliza Klein-Windows of
second story draped. G.. A. Isbell-Large
flag, windows tastefuily draped and lanterns
and small flags. Mrs. Mallett and DIR. Wal
ker-Windows and porticos tastefully deco
rated with red, white and blue; over DR..
Walkers window is banner: "Honor the
Dead, Pension the Living L: g. Heming-
way & son-Ihe entire front of the building
was covered with long, wide strips of red,
white and blue held in place with large
knots. H. Rillmann-Across the top of the
| building double American flags are draped
with an ornamental shield in the center.
On the corners are shields and below the
windows large flags hang in folds. Hurlburt
Brothers-The front of the store is decorated
with festoons of bunting and streamers run
from the roof to the awning posts. Repub-
lican League-Six large clusters of flags
hang from the windows, with fourteen
shields, each fringed with a number of small
flags of all nations, placed on the corners of
the building and in the intervening spaces.
Over the entrance is a large panel framed
with evergreen and bearing the words: